An Unlikely Novelist

Profiles the author of "The Palace of Heavenly Pleasure," Adam Williams. Use of the Boxer Rebellion as the unlikely subject of his novel; Adventure Williams' relishes in his life; Position as head of China operations for Jadine Matheson, one of Asia's oldest trading houses; Number of years it took him to complete "Palace"; Details of the book's subject matter.

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